Khosla Ventures

Khosla Ventures is a venture capital firm established in 2004 by Vinod Khosla, a co-founder of Sun Microsystems. Based in Menlo Park, California, the firm manages over $5 billion and primarily invests in early-stage technology companies throughout the United States. Khosla Ventures provides capital, strategic advice, and venture assistance to entrepreneurs focused on breakthrough innovations across various sectors, including consumer technology, enterprise solutions, health, education, agriculture, and sustainable energy. The firm has a particular interest in high-risk, high-reward opportunities, often acting as a sole investor in "science or innovation experiments." Investment sizes typically range from $100,000 to over $20 million, allowing Khosla Ventures to support both traditional ventures and unconventional projects.

Bruce Armstrong

Operating Partner

Irene Au

Angel

Ryno Blignaut

Operating Partner

Alice Brooks

Partner

Peter Buckland

Partner, Managing Director and COO

Benny Buller

Investment Professional

Brian Byun

Operating Partner

Catherine Casuga

Operating Partner

Jon Chu

Partner

Kanu Gulati

Partner

Emmanuel T. Hernandez

Operating Partner

Judy Huang

Operating Partner

Keith Janosky

Chief Financial Officer and Head of Investor Relations

Jun Jeon

Principal

Samir Kaul

Founding Partner & Managing Director

Paul Kirincich

Operating Partner

Alexander A. Morgan

Partner

Alexander Morgan Ph.D

Partner

Hesam Motlagh

Chief of Staff

Keith Rabois

Managing Director

Jessy Rivest Ph.D

Partner

Nikita Shamgunov

Partner & Investor

Sven Strohband Ph.D

Managing Director

Rajesh Swaminathan

Partner

Adina Tecklu

Partner

Sandhya Venkatachalam

Partner

David Weiden

Founding Partner and Managing Director

Ece Wyrick

Principal

Past deals in TMT

TeraWatt Technology

Series B in 2022
TeraWatt Technology Inc., founded in 2017 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, with a subsidiary in Tokyo, Japan, specializes in the design and development of lithium-ion rechargeable batteries. The company's focus is on creating batteries that combine high energy density, power density, and safety, catering to various electrified applications. By leveraging advanced engineering and production techniques, TeraWatt Technology aims to provide industrial clients with long-lasting, safe, and reliable power solutions, thereby enhancing the performance of their electrified systems.

Tarana Wireless

Venture Round in 2022
Tarana Wireless™ has pioneered a carrier-class universal wireless transport solution that is a breakthrough innovation with deterministic True NLOS performance, ubiquitous coverage, multi-kilometer range, industry-leading spectral efficiency, unprecedented capacity and scalability, zero-touch operation, and considerably lower total cost of ownership. It has the flexibility to be deployed for a wide range of applications including small cell backhaul, last mile fiber extension, tactical mobile operations, and more. Visit www.TaranaWireless.com for additional information.

Tarana Wireless

Venture Round in 2020
Tarana Wireless™ has pioneered a carrier-class universal wireless transport solution that is a breakthrough innovation with deterministic True NLOS performance, ubiquitous coverage, multi-kilometer range, industry-leading spectral efficiency, unprecedented capacity and scalability, zero-touch operation, and considerably lower total cost of ownership. It has the flexibility to be deployed for a wide range of applications including small cell backhaul, last mile fiber extension, tactical mobile operations, and more. Visit www.TaranaWireless.com for additional information.

Tarana Wireless

Venture Round in 2019
Tarana Wireless™ has pioneered a carrier-class universal wireless transport solution that is a breakthrough innovation with deterministic True NLOS performance, ubiquitous coverage, multi-kilometer range, industry-leading spectral efficiency, unprecedented capacity and scalability, zero-touch operation, and considerably lower total cost of ownership. It has the flexibility to be deployed for a wide range of applications including small cell backhaul, last mile fiber extension, tactical mobile operations, and more. Visit www.TaranaWireless.com for additional information.

MTailor

Series A in 2018
MTailor is an ipad or iphone service for men to capture their shirt size dimensions and have tailor made shirts made and delivered.

MyTime

Series B in 2015
MyTime is a fully integrated appointment scheduling, point-of-sale and customer engagement platform for multi-location chains and franchises. It’s built to be modular, but it really shines when the various components work together to maximize revenue by reaching customers wherever they are at the moment they are ready to transact. Our award-winning online booking experience can be integrated into your website and mobile apps, as well as Google Search and Google Maps, Bing, Facebook, and Instagram, thereby enabling your customers to find, book, and transact with you from anyplace they engage with your brand. Our automated marketing system increases client retention and visit frequency. And we automate the many tedious, manual operational tasks so you can focus on your service and your customers. Find out what it means to integrate scheduling, marketing and payments into a single, easy-to-use platform and why MyTime won Best Local Commerce Service of 2017 from the Local Search Association and has been featured by both Apple and Google as “Best New App” in their respective App Stores. Our cloud-based platform is scalable, secure, and ready for any size deployment.

MTailor

Venture Round in 2014
MTailor is an ipad or iphone service for men to capture their shirt size dimensions and have tailor made shirts made and delivered.

tenXer

Series B in 2012
tenXer is the company redefining personal productivity by building a platform that allows any employee to analyze their daily work habits. tenXer CEO and Founder Jeff Ma is the inspiration for both the movie 21 and the book Bringing Down the House. Ma created the concept for tenXer when he saw a huge opportunity in the human capital management industry. tenXer focuses first and foremost on the everyday individual worker; the employee opposed to upper management. The company built a proprietary, data-driven platform that enables employees to better understand and improve their work performance, allowing them to be more intrinsically motivated and therefore more productive.